FROSTED WHITE CHOCOLATE EASTER CAKE

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A slice of this madeira-style cake is wonderful with a morning cup of tea or coffee

Provided by James Martin

Categories     Afternoon tea, Treat

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 12

250g butter , plus a little extra for greasing
140g white chocolate , broken into pieces
250ml milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
250g self-raising flour
ΒΌ tsp bicarbonate of soda
300g caster sugar
2 large eggs , lightly beaten
300g tub Philadelphia cheese
85g butter , softened
100g icing sugar , sifted
mini eggs , to decorate (or use 50g/2oz chopped hazelnuts)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Grease a deep 23cm cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper. Place the butter, white chocolate, milk and vanilla extract in a small saucepan, then heat gently, stirring, until melted. Combine the flour, bicarb and sugar in a large bowl with a pinch of salt, then stir in the melted ingredients and eggs until smooth. Pour the batter into the tin, then bake for 1 hr, or until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in the tin. Once cool, the cake can be wrapped in cling film and foil, then frozen for up to 1 month.
  • To make the frosting, beat together the Philadelphia, butter and icing sugar until smooth. Spread over the cake, then decorate with mini eggs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 770 calories, Fat 50 grams fat, SaturatedFat 29 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 76 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 58 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 1.04 milligram of sodium

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